for those who burn to learn

It’s not every day that a local television star comes to your house for some instruction, but that’s exactly what happened this month! We were thrilled that Rob Caldwell, co-anchor of WCSH6’s 207 was so willing to be taught. The handsome newsman joined me at the demo station in our teaching kitchen, rolled up the sleeves of his pinstriped shirt, and mixed up a simple no-knead pizza dough for the electric oven. Rob loved the Eggplant Parmigiana topping I added and his cameraman took some gorgeous close-ups of the finished product. They also watched me make a Neapolitan pizza outside in the wood-fired oven. Turns out the Crabby Cheddar Pie was so irresistible that both Rob and his “vegetarian” cameraman devoured their slices! I have to say that being televised on my own turf was not nearly as nerve wracking as going to the studio (as we did later this month for Good Day Maine) with all of my pots, pans and raw ingredients.

Our 207 appearance aired on Wednesday, November 13th at 7pm following NBC’s Nightly News with Brian Williams. It’s surprising to me that so many Mainers I know (my electrician, my hairdresser, the waitress at the Maine Diner, the cheese manager at Whole Foods) caught the kitchen segment–and made a point of telling me they really liked it! In case you missed it, or if you want to again see me refuse to shake the hand of Rob Caldwell (both of his hands were just too sticky with dough), watch below: